Our Lady Queen Of Peace Church, Braintree
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Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Braintree is a Catholic parish church in Braintree, Essex.


History

Opened in 1939, Our Lady Queen of Peace is believed to the last church to be opened before the outbreak of the Second World War. The current priest is the David Manson, who has been the priest of the parish since 2016. In 1953, the parish opened its presbytery; the presbytery is now used as the parish address.


List of previous priests of the parish

In 1939, the Our Lady Queen of Peace Church was opened. Since the opening, there have been 11 priests in the parish, those being: *1937 - 1965: Walter P. Walsh, *1965 - 1968: John O'Mahoney, *1968 - 1974: Anthony H. Mayston, *1974 - 1977: Louis Heston, *1977 - 1983: W.Alan Rolph, *1983 - 1991: Joseph White, *1991 - 1994: Leslie Knight, *1994 - 2001: Joseph R. Farrell, *2001 - 2009: Anthony McKentey, *2009 - 2016: William Nix, *2016 - Current: David Manson.


References

Braintree, Essex Roman Catholic churches in Essex Churches in Braintree {{England-church-stub